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Pan dulce is my weakness. If I see it, I eat it. This is the main reason I try to stay away from baked goods but I could not leave Semita...

The 'empanada' of El Salvador! What is a Pastelito de Carne? A crispy delight filled with seasoned meat and vegetables that is then garnished with curtido Salvadoreño and homemade salsa. It's very similar to a Colombian empanada, and can be made with chicken or beef. Pastelitos are eaten as a snack or an appetizer and are common street food in El Salvador. How to make Pastelitos de Carne To make a pastelito de carne, you first have to make picadillo. The picadillo can truly b

Flan may not be from El Salvador, but I sure did fusion it with horchata Salvadoreña. If you saw last weeks blog post you know I made...

This isn’t the typical horchata you may have tried at restaurants in the U.S. Horchata Salvadoreña is unique because it’s made with a blend of toasted and ground seeds, and it’s traditionally water-based. In El Salvador, every horchata can taste slightly different depending on the ratio of ingredients. Some recipes omit certain seeds, while others add extras like milk for variation. The recipe below comes from my grandma, and my tía now prepares it for large gatherings. If yo

This is the "Crème de la crème" for me, it's right up there with a pupusa. Pan con pollo , or pan relleno , is one of my favorite dishes...

This is my favorite dessert Salvadoreño and if your're a plantain lover these might become your favorite! What are empanadas de platano? Empanadas de plátano are one of my top two favorite desserts from El Salvador. They’re made with ripe sweet plantains, leche poleada (a sweet milk pudding), and rolled in light sugar. You cook the plantains and mash them down to form the “dough,” then stuff them with the sweet milk pudding and fry until golden brown. In my opinion, the bes

(Links on this page may be affiliated) Quesadilla Salvadoreña brings many memories of sitting with my family on a Saturday morning or...

If you're not from El Salvador, you will immediately look at the images in this post and think the name was wrongly typed... but it's...

Most important step that can make or break your pupusas! I must confess this has been the hardest part of making pupusas for me. The...